Mode of attaching- shafts to sleighs



G. KENNY.

Attaching Shafts t0 Sleighs.

Patented Sept. .16, 1856 AM- PHOTOUTHQGO. NvY. (OBBURNE'S FRUCESS.)

UNITED STATESPATENT-OFFIGE.

GEO. KENNY, or MILFORD, NEW HAMPSHIRE.

'MODE 0F ATTACHING SHAFTS TO SLEIG-HS.

Specification of Letters Patent No. 15,737, dated September 16, 1856.

and an eye attached to a cross piece at the front ends of the runners,said eye being fitted and working on rods attached one to the crosspiece of the shafts, and the other to the cross piece of the runners, sothat the shafts may slide on the rods and be adjusted either directly infront of the runners or at one side of them, the shafts being secured atthe desired points by means of springs arranged as will be presentlyshown and described.

To enable those skilled in the art to fully understand and construct myinvention, I will proceed to describe it.

A, A, represent the front ends of the two runners of a sleigh and B, isa cross piece attached thereto. v

C, C, represent the shafts and D, is the cross piece attached to theirinner ends.

To one end of the cross piece D, of the shafts a metal eye E, isattached and a similar eye F, is attached to the cross piece B of therunners A,,A. The two eyes being at opposite ends of. the cross pieces.To the cross piece D, of the shafts and at the end opposite to thatwhere the e e E, is attached there is secured two arms a), (0;), havinga rod G, fitted bet-ween their outer ends, and on this rod the eye F, isfitted and allowed to slide freelythereon. To the cross piece B, of therunners and at the end opposite to that where the eye E, is attachedthere is secured a rod H, precisely similar to the rod G, on the crosspiece D. The eye E, is fitted and works onthe rod H. Between the arms ofeach rod G, H, a spring I, is placed, said springs being attached totheir respective cross pieces and their outer ends bearing against therods G, H, as plainly shown in the drawing.

When the shafts are directly before the runners as shown in black theeye F, on the cross piece of the runners is between the end of thespring I, attached to the cross piece D, of the shafts and theouter armof the rod G, said spring holding or retaining the shafts in properplace. By raising said spring by hand the shafts may be moved at oneside or out of line with the runners, as shown in red, the shafts beingretained in the latter position of the spring on the cross piece B, ofthe runners.

It will be seen that by this invention the shafts C, may be readilyshifted in either of the two positions described, and the sleigh made toanswer either for country roads where two tracks are generally made orfor cities and other places where the road is smooth or even throughout.

Having thus described my inventionwhat I claim as new and desire tosecure by Letters Patent is,

Attaching the shafts C, C, to the runners of the sleighby means of theeyes F, F, and rods G, H, said eyes and rods being attached to the crosspieces B, D, provided with springs I, I, the whole being arranged asshown for the purpose set forth.

GEQKENNY. Witnesses:

B. WAEDLEIGH, E. N. HIDDEN, J. B. HUrcHINsoJ.

